| Hipparcos and calibrations of photometric systems | M. Grenon (Switzerland) |
The luminosity calibration of the uvby-
photometry |
C. Jordi* (Spain) |
| Discussion of results presented on posters (moderated) |
UNION ASTRONOMIQUE INTERNATIONALE
XXIVth GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The University of Manchester
Manchester
United Kingdom
PREFACE
The 24th IAU General Assembly will take place at The University of Manchester, Great Britain, during the days August 7-18, 2000. The IAU Executive Committee has met and selected the principal events of the scientific programme, and a great deal of preparatory work has been done by our British hosts. This is the time to inform our colleagues world-wide of the attractions awaiting you in Manchester next year.
Attendance at IAU General Assemblies is upon the invitation of the IAU President, which you will find first in this Special Issue of the Information Bulletin (IB). This IB will give you an overview of the scientific programme of the General Assembly as presently planned. It also contains all information necessary for you to register for the meeting and for planning your scientific presentations and your travel arrangements. Details on other IAU meetings in 2000 will appear in the next issue of the IB, but are already available at the IAU web site.
For easy reference, a brief summary of the main items is given on p. 5, while more detailed information is given in the following sections, and Registration & Proceedings Pre-Order and Accommodation & Reservation Forms are found in the middle of this IB. There, you will also find a welcome message by our hosts which will whet your appetite for the upcoming attractions and thoroughly dispel any historically-based prejudice that you might have about Manchester as a meeting venue!
Following the successful format of the last two General Assemblies, the 24th GA will feature a well-balanced scientific programme including five Symposia, three Invited Discourses, 14 Joint Discussions and a Special Session. The numerous meeting rooms available at the University make it possible to accommodate a significant number of additional events organised by individual Divisions, Commissions, or Working Groups. Proposals for such events will be collected by the Secretariat shortly.
Another attraction of The University of Manchester is the availability of a very large number of low-cost student accommodations, most of them modern and very convenient. To further assist qualified colleagues in attending the General Assembly, the IAU will again offer a limited number of Travel Grants to participants who plan to take active part in the scientific events, but cannot obtain the necessary funding from national sources. Guidelines and a form for applications for such grants are included in this IB; the deadline for submission is February 15, 2000.
This issue of the IB contains such information as is available at this time; it should be sufficient for you to plan your attendance. Any new and updated information will be given in IB 86 and IB 87 (January and June 2000). In parallel, a special Web site (www.iau-ga2000.org) has been set up for the 24th GA, with two-way links to the IAU page (www.iau.org), where these IBs will also be available on-line. This site will provide updated information on the scientific programme as well as on practical matters, and will also offer on-line registration and reservation services.
Our British hosts and we at the IAU Secretariat look forward to welcoming you to an exciting and enjoyable two weeks in Manchester next year!
INVITATION BY THE IAU PRESIDENT
The XXIVth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union will be held at The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, August 7-18, 2000. Thus, the IAU returns to Great Britain for its third General Assembly there, 75 years after the second General Assembly in Cambridge in 1925 and 30 years after the XIVth General Assembly in Brighton in 1970. Having attended the second of these, I have no doubt that this will be an equally memorable event. I take great pleasure in inviting all IAU members and many other astronomers and students to join me there for two weeks of scientific adventure.
A full and exciting scientific programme is indeed the hallmark of the IAU General Assemblies, further enhanced in recent years by the addition of the year's IAU Symposia before and after the Assembly itself. The Executive Committee was gratified to receive a great many excellent proposals for the main events at next year's General Assembly. As you will see, the programme finally selected is scientifically wide ranging, from cosmology to planets to atomic physics, and is well balanced. The adjacent facilities of the University will allow for an additional menu of more specialised meetings in smaller groups, including the preparation of official matters within the responsibilities of the IAU.
In today's booming jungle of specialised topical meetings, the IAU General Assemblies are unique in offering not only a large variety of these, but also the freedom to drop in, at will, at meetings far from your own field to get a new perspective on our science. The Invited Discourses provide overviews of active scientific areas by some of the most distinguished scientists in these disciplines. Astronomers from different fields meet to discuss astronomy education in both developing and developed countries. And ideas are discussed, sometimes decades in advance, concerning scientific facilities of the future and the science to be done with them. With typically some 2,000 friends from the whole world around, there is never a dull moment!
Our Special Information Bulletin and special web pages give you the details of the programme, how to get your registration, and how to organise your trip to the General Assembly. I look forward to seeing a great many of you in Manchester next year.
Robert P. Kraft
President
HOST ORGANISATIONS
Royal Society & Royal Astronomical Society
NATIONAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (NOC)
| Chair | Professor C. Jordan | University of Oxford |
| Professor J.C. Brown | University of Glasgow | |
| Professor R.D. Davies | University of Manchester | |
| Mr. J.E.J. Lane | Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Professor M.S. Longair | University of Cambridge | |
| Professor Sir Bernard Lovell | University of Manchester | |
| Dr. D. McNally | University College London | |
| Dr. J. Mitton | Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Dr. S.A. Mitton | Cambridge University Press | |
| Dr. P.C.A. Moore | Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Dr. M.J. Penston | University of Cambridge | |
| Professor K.A. Pounds | University of Leicester | |
| Professor Sir Martin Rees | University of Cambridge | |
| Ms. M. Sarjeant | World Event Management Ltd. | |
| Dr. D. Walsh | University of Manchester | |
| Professor D.A. Williams | University College London |
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (LOC)
| Co-Chairmen | Professor R.D. Davies & Dr. D. Walsh | University of Manchester |
| Ms. C. Bolton | University of Manchester | |
| Mr. J.E.J. Lane | Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Professor J. Meaburn | University of Manchester | |
| Professor T. Millar | UMIST |
WELCOME BY THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
We look forward to seeing you in August 2000 for the General Assembly. Welcome to the United Kingdom, and welcome to Manchester.
We are confidently expecting a most successful XXIVth General Assembly following the recent assemblies in The Hague and Kyoto which had their own individual atmospheres and styles. We will be continuing the format, incorporating the Symposia, which has proved very popular; in the case of Manchester this will include 3 Symposia at the beginning and 2 at the end.
In moving with the times, electronic communication of housekeeping and scientific information will be a feature of this meeting. For this purpose, a General Assembly web site has been set up at www.iau-ga2000.org, which will be fully developed by October 16, 1999. It will contain more information than is available now and printed in this issue, and will be updated from time to time.
The "housekeeping" information includes the accommodation, the programme of visits and information to help you move about Manchester. A wide selection of hotels and University accommodation to meet your choice is offered. Likewise, the programme of visits (the social programme) provides inexpensive outings to local places as well as more ambitious tours to distant attractions with an astronomical interest. Free trips to Jodrell Bank and the 250 ft radio telescope will also be offered.
Preliminary scientific programmes of the Symposia, Joint Discussions, and Special Session are given in this IB; regular updates will be available on the WWW. Abstracts of oral presentations and poster papers will also be posted on the web after they are selected by April 2000.
As an additional service, we are providing electronic registration and accommodation/tour reservation procedures. Should you register by the WWW or e-mail, only credit cards are acceptable, however. The LOC has selected World Event Management as conference organizers. They will be handling the registration and reservations.
The Whitworth Hall, a landmark Victorian building within The University of Manchester, will be the focal point of the General Assembly. It will accommodate the registration, travel and informationdesks, the mail boxes and exhibitions. The Symposia and Joint Discussions will be held in lecture halls of the University and auditoria of the adjacent Royal Northern College of Music; poster display areas are in nearby rooms.
A welcome reception is planned for the first week. The closing dinner will be held in the second week. More information about these events will be given later.
The UK astronomical community is pleased to be hosting the General Assembly. The Royal Society has charged the Royal Astronomical Society with setting up the National Organising Committee and the LOC. We hope all the participants will enjoy the General Assembly as well as its associated cultural and social events.
With best wishes
MAIN DEADLINES
| Submission of Abstracts (oral and poster papers) to Symposium & JD SOCs | February 15, 2000 |
| Grant Applications to SOC Chairs (Symposia) or GS (others) | February 15, 2000 |
| Deadline for Early Registration | May 1, 2000 |
| Submission of Abstracts of Accepted Papers (NB: Registration required!) | June 15, 2000 |
| Closing Date for Pre-Registration | July 14, 2000 |
| Deadline for Registration Refunds | July 21, 2000 |
| On-site Registration Open From | Saturday August 5, 2000 |
ADDRESSES
For inquiries concerning the scientific programme of the Symposia and Joint Discussions held at the XXIVth General Assembly, please see the contact addresses given in this IB (pp. 10-39).
For inquiries concerning administrative matters and the general programme
of scientific and other meetings held at the XXIVth General Assembly, please
contact:
| Johannes Andersen, General Secretary | Tel: +33 1 43 25 8358 |
| International Astronomical Union (IAU) | Fax: +33 1 43 25 2616 |
| 98bis, Bd Arago | E-mail: iau@iap.fr |
| F - 75014 Paris, France | WWW: http://www.iau.org |
For all inquiries concerning registration and local arrangements
in Manchester, please contact:
| World Event Management (GA 24) | Tel: +44 1274 854116 |
| Network House | Fax: +44 1274 854110 |
| West 26 | E-mail: enquiries@iau-ga2000.org |
| Cleckheaton | WWW: http://www.iau-ga2000.org |
| West Yorkshire, BD19 4TT | |
| United Kingdom |
UPDATED INFORMATION
Updated information on the General Assembly will be given in IB 86 and IB 87 (January and June 2000), and will be kept constantly updated at the special GA Web site:
This site and the permanent IAU Web site (www.iau.org)
will be linked together and also to web sites giving the updated scientific
programmes of the individual events listed in this IB. Mirror web sites
will be set up in the USA and Japan to facilitate access from those regions
of the world.
WHAT TO DO TO ATTEND THE XXIVth IAU GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
A QUICK GUIDE
INVITATION
In principle, attendance at an IAU General Assembly is by invitation of the President. Members of the IAU are automatically invited (see p. 1). Authorization to extend this invitation to non-Members is given to the national Adhering Organizations, Presidents of IAU Divisions, and Commissions, and Chairpersons of the Scientific Organizing Committees of the Symposia, Joint Discussions and Special Session at the GA. Persons unable to use these channels should contact the IAU Secretariat in Paris (address on back cover). It should be noted, however, that an invitation to attend the General Assembly does not by itself imply any financial commitment towards the participant by the IAU or the Local Organizing Committee.
REGISTRATION
Registration is handled by the appointed Conference Organizer, World Event Management Ltd. (WEM). Registrations will be received beginning October 18, 1999; appropriate instructions and forms are provided in this IB; registration is also possible by e-mail and through the GA Web page, www.iau-ga2000.org. The deadline for Early Registration, at the favourablerate, is May 1, 2000; for pre-registration in general it is July 14, 2000. On-site registration at the GA venue in Manchester will be open from Saturday, August 5, 2000. Note that decisions on approval of oral and poster contributions and on IAU Travel Grants will be provided in time for Early Registration to be made.
VISAS
As of August 1999 a Visa will be required by citizens of the following countries to enter the UK: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, China, Columbia, Comores, Congo, Congo Dem. Rep, Cote Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (North), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City (service and Emergency Passports), Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia (including passports issued by the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or those issued by the present Yugoslav authorities), and Zambia.
As Visa Regulations may change, it is strongly recommended that
prospective participants check the rules applicable in their case with
the British Embassy in their country of residence. This should be done
well in advance of their travel, and in no case later than May 1, 2000.
SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
If you wish to make a scientific contribution, whether oral or poster, to the scientific events listed in this IB, please contact the appropriate person indicated in the Preliminary Detailed Programme below and provide an abstract of your paper. The Chairpersons of the Scientific Organising Committees will inform you whether your contributions have been accepted, and in which form (oral or poster). In order to have the abstract of your approved contribution included in the Abstract Book, and to have actual poster space allocated in case of posters, your final Abstract and your Registration, with payment, should be submitted before June 15, 2000.
PROCEEDINGS OF MAIN SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
The Proceedings of the GA Symposia will be published in the regular IAU Symposium Series. Extended summaries of the Invited Discourses, Joint Discussions, and the Special Session will be published in the Highlights of Astronomy, Vol. 12. The IAU Publisher, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, offers participants the option to pre-order one or more of these volumes at the lowest available rate, with the extra bonus that surface mailing of the book(s) will be included in the prices. See the Registration & Proceeding Pre-Order Form for details.
TRAVEL GRANTS
The IAU devotes a sizeable share of its own budget, with generous extra subventions by major astronomical organizations, to support a limited number of prospective participants intending to contribute actively to the scientific events of the General Assembly, but unable to obtain the necessary support from national sources. An IAU Travel Grant Application Form is included in this IB and is also available on the Web together with the Rules for IAU Scientific Meetings, with guidelines for the allocation of such grants. If you wish to apply for IAU support, the form should be submitted to the SOC Chair of the appropriate Symposium that you wish to attend. For all other events, your application should be submitted to the IAU General Secretary. The deadline for all IAU Travel Grant applications is February 15, 2000.
Prospective applicants should be aware that, despite our commitment of both our own and externally contributed funds, it is only possible to cover a small part of the total justified needs. Only truly deserving applicants can therefore expect support from the IAU. Grant recommendations from all events are checked and coordinated before award letters are sent out so that, at most, a single grant will be awarded to each individual. Grants will normally be paid to the successful applicant, in cash and in British Pounds, upon arrival and check-in at the registration desk.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, see the rest of this IB. Updated information will
be provided in IB 86 and IB 87 (January and June 2000) and will be maintained
at the web site listed above and through the standard IAU web site.
OVERVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
INVITED DISCOURSES
| ID 1 | An Accelerating Universe? Evidence from Supernovae | R.P.Kirshner |
| ID 2 | Extrasolar Planetary Systems | M. Mayor |
| ID 3 | The Three-Dimensional Structure of our Galaxy | M.A.C. Perryman |
| S 201 | New Cosmological Data and the Values of the Fundamental Parameters |
| S 202 | Planetary Systems in the Universe |
| S 203 | Recent Insights into the Physics of the Sun and Heliosphere: Highlight from SOHO and other Space Missions |
| S 204 | The Extragalactic Infrared Background and its Cosmological Implications |
| S 205 | Galaxies and their Constituents at the Highest Angular Resolution |
| JD 1 | Atomic and Molecular Data for Astrophysics: New Developments, Case Studies and Future Needs |
| JD 2 | Models and Constants for Sub-microarcsecond Astrometry |
| JD 3 | Massive Star Birth |
| JD 4 | The Transneptunian Population |
| JD 5 | Mixing and Diffusion in Stars: Theoretical Predictions and Observational Constraints |
| JD 6 | Applied Historical Astronomy |
| JD 7 | The Sun and Space Weather |
| JD 8 | Oxygen Abundances in Old Stars and Implications to Nucleosynthesis and Cosmology |
| JD 9 | Cold Gas and Dust at High Redshift |
| JD 10 | Cluster Mergers and their Connection to Radio Sources |
| JD 11 | First Results from the FUSE Mission |
| JD 12 | Highlights of Planetary Exploration from Space and from Earth |
| JD 13 | HIPPARCOS and the Luminosity Calibration of the Nearer Stars |
| JD 14 | The Origins of Galactic Magnetic Fields |
PRELIMINARY DETAILED SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME: SYMPOSIA
S 201: NEW COSMOLOGICAL DATA AND THE VALUES
OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS
| Organizing Commission: | 47 | Cosmology |
| Coordinating Division: | VIII | Galaxies & the Universe |
| Participating Commissions: | 9 | Instruments |
| 28 | Galaxies | |
| 40 | Radio Astronomy |
SOC: J.R. Bond (Canada), I.W.A. Browne (UK), R.S. Ellis (UK), M.W. Feast (S. Africa), R.P. Kirshner (USA), A.N. Lasenby (UK, Chair), I.D. Novikov (Denmark), R.B. Partridge (USA), P.J.E. Peebles (USA), P. Schneider (Germany), V.L. Trimble (IAU, ex officio), N. Vittorio (Italy)
Editors of Proceedings: A.N. Lasenby (Chief Editor), A. W. Jones & A. Wilkinson
Contact Address: R.D. Davies, Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DL, UK
Tel.: +44 1477 571321; Fax: +44 1477 571618; E-mail:
rdd@jb.man.ac.uk
Each day there will be plenary review talks on topics of current interest and invited and contributed talks on specific areas. There will be space available for posters, and it is hoped to publish the poster abstracts. The broad distribution by subject and day is outlined below.
Tuesday, August 8, morning : Session II
Tuesday, August 8, afternoon : Session III
Wednesday, August 9, morning : Session IV
Wednesday, August 9, afternoon
Thursday, August 10, morning : Session V
Thursday, August 10, afternoon : Session VI
Friday, August 11, morning : Session VII
Final review, poster reportage, concluding remarks/panel
| Organizing Commission: | 16 | Study of Planets & Satellites |
| Coordinating Division: | III | Planetary Systems Sciences |
| Participating Divisions: | VI | Interstellar Matter |
| X | Radio Astronomy | |
| Participating Commissions: | 9 | Instruments |
| 51 | Bioastronomy: Search for Extraterrestrial Life |
SOC: R. Angel (USA), I. Appenzeller (IAU, exofficio), P. Artymowicz
(Sweden), A. Boss (USA), A. Burrows (USA), D. Gautier (France), A.-M. Lagrange
(France), M. Mayor (Switzerland), Y. Nakagawa (Japan), A.J. Penny, (UK,
Chair),
S. Russell (UK), P. Sackett (Netherlands) & G. Wuchterl (Austria)
Editors of Proceedings: A. Penny (Chief Editor), P. Artymowicz,
A.-M. Lagrange & S. Russell
Contact address: A. Penny, Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
The number of talks is limited to give plenty of discussion time. The
talks are in part reviews, and the session chairs will highlight the poster
papers relevant to each session. So we hope both for many poster papers
and that their presenters will take an active part in the discussions.
Poster papers will be allocated space in the published proceedings, and
the discussions will also be fully reported there. The schedule has some
space for reports on discoveries, observations and theories made after
this schedule was submitted on 1999 September 1.
Monday, August 7, morning
| Radial velocity searches - I | M. Mayor (Switzerland) |
| Radial velocity searches - II | P. Butler (USA) |
| Texas and ESO radial velocity programs - I | W. Cochran (USA) |
| Radial velocity program - II | TBA |
| Microlensing searches | P. Sackett (Netherlands) |
Monday, August 7, afternoon
| Transit searches | T. Brown (USA) |
| Astrometric searches | TBA |
2. PROGRESS IN THE THEORY OF PLANET FORMATION
| Constraints from solar system observations | F. Robert (France) |
| Timescales in the early solar system | S. Russell (UK) |
Tuesday, August 8, morning
| Modes of gaseous planet formation | A. Boss (USA) |
| Growth and interactions of planets | P. Artymowicz (Sweden) |
| Orbital evolution | W. Benz (Switzerland) |
| Terrestrial planet formation | S. Ida (Japan) |
Tuesday, August 8, afternoon
| Gas giant planet evolution | G. Wuchterl (Austria) |
| Dust disk observation and theory | S. Dermott (USA) |
3. STRUCTURE AND ATMOSPHERES OF PLANETS
| Thermal spectra of giant planets | A. Burrows (USA) |
| Composition of extrasolar giant planets | T. Guillot (France) |
Wednesday, August 9, morning
| Albedos and reflection spectra of giant planets | M. Marley (USA) |
| Terrestrial planet atmospheres and life | T. Owen (USA) |
4. PROTOPLANETARY AND BETA PIC DISKS
| Nebula formation | Y. Nakagawa (Japan) |
| Dust in protoplanetary disks | S. Beckwith (USA) |
Wednesday, August 9, afternoon
| Disk imaging | K. Stapelfeldt (USA) |
| b Pic spectra | A.-M. Lagrange (France) |
5. DISCOVERY AND STUDY OF EXTRASOLAR PLANETS - FUTURE
| Ground and space imaging searches | R. Angel (USA) |
| Ground interferometric searches | A. Glindeman (Germany) |
Thursday, August 10, afternoon
| Space transit searches | A. Léger (France) |
| Space astrometric searches | M. Shao (USA) |
| Space interferometric searches | C. Beichman (USA) |
| Exobiology implications of planetary work | TBA |
OF THE SUN AND HELIOSPHERE:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SOHO AND OTHER SPACE MISSIONS
| Organizing Commission: | 12 | Solar Radiation & Structure |
| Coordinating Division: | II | Sun & Heliosphere |
| Participating Commissions: | 10 | Solar Activity |
| 36 | Theory of Stellar Atmospheres | |
| 44 | Space & High Energy Astrophysics | |
| 49 | The Interplanetary Plasma & the Heliosphere |
SOC: B. Fleck (ESA, Co-chair), P. Foukal (USA), C. Froehlich (Switzerland). A. Gabriel (France), J. Gurman (USA, Co-Chair), R. Harrison (UK), E. Marsch (Germany), G. Poletto (Italy), V. Obridko (Russia), P. Scherrer (USA), K. Schrijver (USA), G.E Simnett (UK), T. Watanabe (Japan) & L. Woltjer (IAU, ex officio)
Editors of Proceedings: P. Brekke (Chief Editor), B. Fleck & J. Gurman
Contact Address: B. Fleck, ESA Space Science Department, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 682.3, Greenbelt MD 20771, USA
Tel: +1 301 286 2455; Fax: +1 301 286 0264; E-Mail: iau203@esa.nascom.nasa.gov
Web site: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/meetings/IAU_Symp203
Monday, August 7, morning (11:00)
| R The new era in helioseismology | Douglas Gough (UK) |
| R A new class of solar oscillation measurements | J. Schou (USA) |
| R Recent progress in solar interior modeling | S. Turck-Chièze (France) |
Monday, August 7, afternoon
| R Recent progress in asteroseismology | J. Christensen-Dalsgaard* (Denmark) |
| R Solar irradiance variability | J. Lean (USA) |
| C Spectral irradiance variations | S. Solanki (Switzerland) |
| R Stellar irradiance variations | R. Radick* (USA) |
Tuesday, August 8, morning
| R Simulations of turbulent convection | J. Toomre* (USA) |
| R The solar and astrophysical dynamos | A. Brandenburg (UK) |
| R New developments in Local Area Helioseismology | T. Duvall (NASA/GSFC) & A. Kosovichev (USA) |
Tuesday, August 8, afternoon
| R The new picture of solar magnetic field dynamics from TRACE | A. Title (USA) & K. Schrijver (USA) |
| R One solar cycle of soft X-ray observations by Yohkoh/SXT | H. Hara (Japan) |
| R Spectroscopy of active stars and stellar prominences | A. Collier-Cameron* (UK) |
| C One solar cycle of Yohkoh/HXT flare observations | T. Sakao (Japan) |
Wednesday, August 9, morning
| R The time variable solar atmosphere | O. Kjeldseth Moe (Norway) |
| R Element abundances | H. Mason* (UK) |
| R Coronal Mass Ejections | C. St. Cyr (USA) |
Wednesday, August 9, afternoon
| R Observations and Models of the fast and slow solar wind | E. Marsch (Germany) |
| R Observations and Models of Coronal Heating | M. Velli (Italy) |
| R Stellar Coronae and Stellar Winds | J. Schmitt* (Germany) |
Thursday, August 10, afternoon
| R Highlight Results from Ulysses | R. Marsden (ESA/ESTEC) |
| R Element, isotopic and charge state compositionof the solar wind | A. Galvin (USA) |
| R Heliospheric signatures of coronal mass ejections | J.-L. Bougeret (France) |
Friday, August 11, morning
| R Particle acceleration on the Sun and in the heliosphere | E. Roelof* (USA) |
| R Particle acceleration in the universe | J. Arons (USA) |
| C The heliospheric magnetic field and its coronal origin | T. Zurbuchen (USA) |
| C The local interstellar medium | R. Lallement (France) |
S 204: THE EXTRAGALACTIC INFRARED BACKGROUND
| Organizing Commission: | 21 | Light of the Night Sky |
| Coordinating Division: | VIII | Galaxies and the Universe |
| Participating Commissions: | 47 | Cosmology |
| 28 | Galaxies |
SOC: C.S. Bowyer (USA), C. Cesarsky (IAU, ex officio), A. Franceschini
(Italy), M. Hauser (USA), M. Harwit (USA, Chair), D. Lemke (Germany),
T. Matsumoto (Japan), P.J.E. Peebles (USA), M. Rowan-Robinson (UK), P.
Shaver (USA), A. Szalay (USA) & R. Sunyaev (Russia)
Editors of Proceedings: M. Harwit (Chief Editor) &
M. Hauser
Contact address: Martin Harwit, 511 H Street SW, Washington DC 20024-2725, USA
There will be five-minute summaries of selected posters at the end of each main session.
Tuesday, August 15, morning : Session 1
| Keeping Book on the Universe - Where We Stand at the Start of this Symposium (50 min) | P. J. E. Peebles (USA) |
OBSERVING AND MODELING THE FOREGROUND EMISSION (20 min/talk)
| Modeling the Zodiacal Dust Cloud | L. Ozernoy (USA) |
| The Diffuse Near- and Mid-Infrared Emission from the Galaxy | M. Cohen (USA) |
| The Diffuse Far-Infrared Emission from the Galaxy | F. Boulanger (France) |
| Dust in Clusters of Galaxies and the Sunyaev - Zel'dovich Effect | M. Giard (France) |
Tuesday, August 15, afternoon : Session 2
| The Most Distant Galaxies: Colors, Number Counts and Fluxes | L. Pozzetti (Italy) |
| Observations of the Near-Infrared Background Radiation | T. Matsumoto (Japan) |
| The Far-Infrared and Submillimeter Diffuse Extragalactic Background | M. Hauser (USA) |
| The Extragalactic Background at UV, X-ray and ?-ray Energies | C.S. Bowyer (USA) |
| The Evidence from TeV Gamma Radiation | F. Stecker (USA) |
Wednesday, August 16, morning : Session 3
| The Relation between Damped Ly-? Systems and Today's Galaxies | P. Salucci (Italy) |
| The Nature of Normal Galaxies in the Infrared | G. Helou (USA) |
| The Nature of Ultraluminous Galaxies | R. Genzel (Germany) |
| Evolving Galaxies & Their Contribution to Background Radiation | A. Franceschini (Italy) |
OBSERVED EXTRAGALACTIC SOURCE COUNTS (20 min/talk)
| 2MASS Survey: Contributions of Discrete Sources to the Background | M. Skrutskie (USA) |
| The Sloan Survey | A. Szalay (USA) |
| Deep Near-Infrared Surveys and Source Counts | C. Cesarsky (France/ESO) |
Thursday, August 17, morning : Session 4
| Gravitational Lensing and Deep Infrared Surveys | L. Metcalf (Ireland/ESA) |
| Far-Infrared Source Counts and the Diffuse IR Background | J.-L. Puget (France) |
| Serendipitous IR Surveys and the Extragalactic Background | D. Lemke (Germany) |
| SCUBA SMM Surveys: Source Contributions to the Background | M. Rowan-Robinson (UK) |
| Galaxy Evolution in the Optical Through the Submillimeter: | S. Lilly (Canada) |
Thursday, August 17, afternoon : Session 5
| Heavy Element Production Rates at Different Cosmological Epochs | M. Pettini (UK) |
| Abundances of Light Elements through Si, at Substantial Redshifts | L. Cowie (USA) |
| The Oldest Stars as Tracers of Heavy Element Formation at Early Epochs | J. Truran (USA) |
| Elemental Abundances from Intracluster X-ray Emission | R. Mushotzky (USA) |
GALAXY & STAR FORMATION: EPOCHS AND RATES (20 min/talk)
| The Nature of the Most Distant Galaxies and Quasars | C. Steidel (USA) |
| Deep Surveys and Star Formation Rates at Different Cosmological Epochs | P. Madau (UK) |
| The Background Radiation Resulting from the Global History of Gas | M. Fall (USA) |
| Consumption, and Metal and Dust Production in Galaxies |
Friday, August 18, morning : Session 6
| The Role of Dust in Producing the Extragalactic Diffuse Background | E. Dwek (USA) |
| The Role of Relativistic Processes in Producing the Background | P. Biermann (Germany) |
| The Reionization Epoch and its Detectability | P. Shaver (Germany) |
| Far-Infrared and Submillimeter Sources and their Effects on Attempts to Derive Cosmological Information from Fluctuations in the Background | J. Silk (USA) |
THE DECADE AHEAD: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW OBSERVATORIES (15 min)
| IRTF Mission | M. Werner (USA) |
| An Advanced All-Sky Survey with the IRIS Mission | H. Shibai (Japan) |
| The NGST Mission | J. Mather (USA) |
Friday, August 18, afternoon : Session 7
| The MAP Mission | E.L. Wright (USA) |
| The FIRST Mission | G. Pilbratt (Netherlands) |
| The Planck Mission | J. Tauber (Netherlands) |
| SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE (50 min) | M. Longair (UK) |
S 205: GALAXIES AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS
AT THE HIGHEST ANGULAR RESOLUTIONS
| Organizing Commission: | 40 | Radio Astronomy |
| Coordinating Division: | X | Radio Astronomy |
| Supporting Commissions: | 28 | Galaxies |
| 34 | Interstellar Matter | |
| 44 | Space & High Energy Astrophysics |
SOC: W.A. Baan (Netherlands), S.A. Baum (USA), M. Dopita (Australia),
N. Duric (USA), M. Elvis (USA), H. Hirabayashi (Japan), N. Kardashev (IUA,
ex officio), F. Paresce (Italy), R. Schilizzi (Netherlands, Chair),
P. Shaver (Germany), S. Vogel (USA), P. von Ballmoos (France) & P.N.
Wilkinson (UK)
Editor of Proceedings: R.T. Schilizzi (Chief Editor),
S. Vogel, F. Paresce & M. Elvis
Contact Address: R.T. Schilizzi, Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe, Postbus 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
With comparable sub-arcsecond angular resolution data across most of the electromagnetic spectrum, astronomers now have access to complementary high angular resolution data on a broad range of astronomical targets including young stars, jets and protoplanetary disks; evolved stars and winds; binary stars; micro-quasars; novae; supernovae; galactic and extragalactic masers and megamasers; starburst and the many other types of galaxies.
We plan to take a high angular resolution cut through observational
parameter space to explore the relationships amongst the various constituents
and physical processes in galaxies throughout the observable universe.
We will also consider the prospects for future high angular resolution
instrumentation for imaging and astrometry across the spectrum. Each session
will have at least one review or invited talk with the remainder of the
time available for contributed papers on sub-arcsecond observations, theory,
and instrumental developments.
Tuesday, August 15, morning
| R Energy release and transport processes in the centres of galaxies |
| I The centre of our own galaxy |
Tuesday, August 15, afternoon
| R Energy release and transport processes in and around stars |
| I Small-scale structure in galactic objects deduced from X- and g -ray timing measurements |
Wednesday, August 16, morning
| R The central kiloparsec of external galaxies |
| I Gas and dust in the environment of the central engine |
Wednesday, August 16, afternoon
| Second Session of the General Assembly and Closing Ceremony |
Thursday, August 17, morning
| R The power of multi-wavelength studies of the universe |
| I Metre and centimetre wavelengths |
| I Millimetre and sub-millimetre wavelengths |
| I Infrared |
| I Optical |
| I X-ray |
| I Gamma ray |
| I Astrometry |
Thursday, August 17, afternoon
| I Extragalactic supernovae and the star formation rate |
| I Chandra imaging of galactic objects |
Poster session Friday, August 18, morning
| I Megamasers and their host galaxies |
| I High resolution studies of molecules in external galaxies |
Friday, August 18, afternoon
| R High resolution studies of stellar atmospheres |
| R | Review |
| I | Invited talk |
PRELIMINARY DETAILED SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME:
JOINT DISCUSSIONS
JD1: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA FOR ASTROPHYSICS:
NEW DEVELOPMENTS, CASE STUDIES AND FUTURE NEEDS
| Organizing Commission: | 14 | Atomic & Molecular Data |
| Participating Division: | III | Planetary Systems Sciences |
| VI | Interstellar Matter/Commission 34 | |
| X | Radio Astronomy/Commission 40 | |
| XI | Space & High Energy Astrophysics/Commission 44 | |
| Participating Commissions: | 15 | Physical Study of Comets, Minor Planets & Meteorites |
| 16 | Physical Study of Planets & Satellites | |
| 29 | Stellar Spectra | |
| 36 | Theory of Stellar Atmospheres |
SOC: S.K. Atreya (USA), K.A. Berrington (UK), J. Cernicharo (Spain),
Th. Henning (Germany), S. Johansson (Sweden), T. Millar (UK), F. Rostas
(France, Chair), S. Saito (Japan), D. Schultz (USA), P. Smith (USA,
Co-Chair),
W.-U. L. Tchang-Brillet (France), E. van Dishoeck (Netherlands)
Editor of Proceedings: W.-U. L. Tchang-Brillet
Contact address: F. Rostas, Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, F 92195 Meudon, France
Wednesday, August 9, morning
| Grains in Astronomy: Overview | A. Witt (USA) |
| Theory of formation | A. Jones (France) |
| Laboratory simulations | H. Mutschke (Germany) |
| "GEMS" | J. Bradley (USA) |
ISO / SOFIA / SIRTF
| Ices | E. Dartois (France) |
| PAHs | TBA |
| Silicates | R. Waters (Netherlands) |
| Gas-phase atomic and molecular species | J. Lacy (USA) |
| CARBON CHAIN MOLECULES | TBA |
Wednesday, August 9, afternoon
| Opening Ceremony and First Session of the General Assembly |
Thursday, August 10, morning
| Influence on ISM and cometary models | E. Herbst (USA) |
| Theory | J. Takahashi (Japan) |
| Laboratory studies | W. Schutte (Netherlands) |
| H2 IN SPACE | D.R. Flower (UK) |
WATER
| H2O in Young Stellar Objects | R. Liseau (Sweden) |
| H2O in the sun and stars | P. Bernath (Canada) |
| H2O in comets | J. Crovisier (France) |
| ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF H3+ | T. Oka (USA) |
Thursday, August 10, afternoon
| Atomic and Molecular Data, Needs and Availability | K. Sembach (USA) |
THE CHANDRA, ASTRO-E AND XMM SPACE MISSIONS
| Atomic Data Needs and Availability for X-Ray Astronomy | N. Brickhouse (USA) |
| THE FERRUM PROJECT | S. Johansson (Sweden) |
SOLAR SYSTEM MISSIONS
| Laboratory UV spectroscopy and kinetics for Titan and exobiology | F. Raulin (France) |
| Laboratory chemical kinetics and outer planets | R. Kaiser (China) |
| IR spectroscopy and Jupiter | G. Orton (USA) |
| Chemistry and clouds | S. Atreya (USA) |
| Atmospheric evolution | T. Owen (USA) |
JD2: MODELS AND CONSTANTS FOR
SUB-MICROARCSECOND ASTROMETRY
| Organizing Division: | I | Fundamental Astronomy |
| Participating Divisions: | VIII | Galaxies & the Universe |
| X | Radio Astronomy | |
| Participating Commissions: | 4 | Ephemerides |
| 8 | Positional Astronomy | |
| 19 | Rotation of the Earth | |
| 24 | Photographic Astrometry | |
| 31 | Time |
SOC: V. Brumberg (Russia), N. Capitaine (France), V. Dehant (Belgium),
T. Fukushima (Japan), W. Jin (China), K.J. Johnston (USA, Chair),
J. Kovalevsky (France), F. Mignard (France), G. Petit (France), M. Soffel
(Germany), E. Myles Standish (USA), D. McCarthy (USA), P.K. Seidelmann
(USA) & J. Vondrak (Czech R)
Editors of Proceedings: K.J. Johnston (Chief Editor)
& N. Capitaine
Contact address: K.J. Johnston, U.S. Naval Observatory, 3450 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20392, USA
Thursday, August 10, morning
| 9:00 | Presentations of Resolutions | K. Johnston (USA) |
| 9:15 | Report of IAU Working Group on the International Celestial Reference System | F. Mignard (France) |
| 9:30 | Report of IAU Working Group on General Relativity for Space-Time Reference Systems and Metrology | G. Petit (France) |
| 9:45 | Report of IAU Working Group on Relativity for Celestial Mechanics and Astrometry | M. Soffel (Germany) |
| 10:00 | Report of IAU Working Group on Astronomical Constants | T. Fukushima (Japan) |
| 10:15 | Comments/Questions | |
| 11:00 | Report of IAU Working Group on Non-Rigid Earth Nutation Theory | V. Dehant (Belgium) |
| 11:20 | Definition of the Celestial Ephemeris Pole and the Celestial Ephemeris Origin | N. Capitaine (France) |
| 11:40 | Future Coordinated Universal Time | D. McCarthy (USA) |
| 12:00 | Summary | K. Johnston (USA) |
Thursday, August 10, afternoon
| 14:00 | Review of Resolutions/Comments | K. Johnston (USA) |
| 15:30 | Adoption of Resolutions | K. Johnston (USA) |
JD3: MASSIVE STAR BIRTH
| Organizing Commission: | 29 | Stellar Spectra |
| Coordinating Division: | IV | Stars |
| Participating Divisions: | VI | Interstellar Matter |
| X | Radio Astronomy | |
| Participating Commissions: | 34 | Interstellar Matter |
| 40 | Radio Astronomy |
SOC: E. Churchwell (USA, Co-Chair), P. Conti (USA, Co-Chair),
E. van Dishoeck (Netherlands), J. Dyson (UK), G. Garay (Chile), J. Lequeux
(France), K Menten (Germany) & M. Walmsley (Italy).
Editor of Proceedings: P.S. Conti
Contact Address: P.S. Conti, JILA Box 440, University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309, USA
or E. Churchwell, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Astronomy, 475 N. Charter St., Madison WI 53706, USA
Thursday, August 10, morning
| Structure and conditions in GMCs forming massive stars | J. Williams(USA) |
| The circumstellar environment of embedded massive stars | L. Mundy (USA) |
| Chemical variations in the envelopes around massive young stars | E. van Dishoeck (Netherlands) |
2. THE NON-SPHERICAL ENVIRONMENT: DISCS AND JETS
| MHD ionization fronts | J. Dyson (UK) |
| Jets and outflows from massive protostars | K. Menten (Germany) |
| Disks and flows in high-mass Young Stellar Objects | R. Cesaroni (Italy) |
Thursday, August 10, afternoon
| UC HII regions and massive star formation | S. Lizano (Mexico) |
| UC HII Regions and the earliest stages of massive star evolution | E. C hurchwell (USA) |
| Dust in and around HII regions | Pierre Cox (France) |
4. THE STELLAR ENVIRONMENT: EVOLUTION AND OBSERVATIONS
| Spectroscopy of the ionizing sources in UC HII regions | M. Hanson (USA) |
| Formation of massive stars by growing accretion | A. Maeder (Switzerland) |
| Summary and "Where do we go from here?" | P. Conti (USA) |
JD4: THE TRANSNEPTUNIAN POPULATION
(Relations to the Early Evolution of the Solar System, the Origin of Comets
and the Formation of Circumstellar Disks)
| Organizing Division: | I | Fundamental Astronomy |
| Participating Division: | III | Planetary Systems Sciences |
| Participating Commissions: | 7 | Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy |
| 15 | Physical Study of Comets, Minor Planets & Meteorites | |
| 20 | Position & Motions of Minor Planets, Comets & Satellites |
SOC: P. Artymowicz (Sweden),
D.R. Davis (USA), C. Froeschlé (France, Chair), D. Jewitt
(USA), J.C. Muzzio (Argentina), A. Milani (Italy), B.G. Marsden (USA),
H. Rickman (Sweden, Chair), R.M. West (ESO) & V. Zappala (Italy)
Editors of Proceedings: A. Lemaitre (Chief Editor) &
H. Rickman
Contact address: A. Lemaitre, MATH/FUNDP, Rpt de la Vierge, 8,
B 5000 Namur, Belgium
Tel.: +32 81 72 49 08; Fax: +32 81 72 49 14; E-mail: anne.lemaitre@fundp.ac.be
Friday, August 11, morning
| The exploration of the Trans-Neptunian population | B. Marsden (USA) |
| Dynamical shaping of the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt | A. Morbidelli (France) |
| 2 contributed papers | |
| Timescales for planet formation: Constraints from the Kuiper Belt | R. Malhotra (USA) |
| Dynamical aspects of the accretion of the outer solar system | A. Brunini (Argentina) |
Friday, August 11, afternoon
| Collisional evolution in the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt | P. Farinella (Italy) |
| Dust dynamics of transplanetary disks | B.A.S. Gustafson (USA) |
| 2 contributed papers | |
| Scattering of comets from transplanetary disks: the case of the Solar System | H.F. Levison (USA) |
| Scattering of comets from transplanetary disks: | H. Beust (France) |
| Application to the bPic System | |
| Pluto: an Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt object and/or a planet? | M. A'Hearn (USA) |
Saturday, August 12, morning
| Occurrence rate and lifetime of circumstellar dust disks | P. Artymowicz (Sweden) | |
| Composition of comets and interstellar dust | P. Ehrenfreund (Netherlands) | |
| Comets and Circumstellar dust | C. Waelkens (Belgium) | |
| Physical characteristics of Trans-Neptunian and related objects | Jewitt (USA) | |
| Observations of Trans-Neptunian objects | A. Fitzsimmons (UK) | |
| 2 contributed papers |
JD5: MIXING AND DIFFUSION IN STARS:
THEORETICAL PREDICTIONS AND OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS
| Organizing Commission: | 35 | Stellar Constitution |
| Coordinating Division: | IV | Stars |
| Participating Commissions: | 26 | Double & Multiple Stars |
| 29 | Stellar Spectra | |
| 36 | Theory of Stellar Atmospheres | |
| 37 | Star Clusters & Associations | |
| 45 | Stellar Classification |
SOC: G. Da Costa (Australia), R. Mathieu (USA), G. Michaud (Canada), P. North (Switzerland), M. Spite (France), D. VandenBerg (Canada, Chair) & J.-P. Zahn (France, Chair)
Editors of Proceedings: D. VandenBerg (Chief Editor) & J.-P. Zahn
Contact address: J.-P. Zahn, Observatoire de Paris, Section de
Meudon, F 92195 Meudon, France
Friday, August 11, all day
| Introduction | D. VandenBerg (Canada) |
1. OBSERVATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES IN STARS
| Population I Main-Sequence Stars | J. Landstreet (Canada) |
| Highly Evolved Field Stars | D. Lambert (USA) |
| LiBeB in Open Clusters | S. Balachandran (USA) |
| Globular Cluster Stars | R.P. Kraft (USA) |
| The special case of w Centauri | J. Norris (Australia) |
| Photometric Evidence for Abundance Anomalies | F. Grundahl (Canada) |
2. THEORETICAL PROGRESS TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE OBSERVED ABUNDANCES
| Main-Sequence Stars | G. Michaud (Canada) |
| Mixing on the Red-Giant Branch | C. Charbonnel (France) |
| Rotationally-Mixed Stellar Models | M. Pinsonneault (USA) |
| Horizontal Branch Models as a Test of Mixing on the RGB | A. Sweigart (USA) |
| Rotation and Mixing in Massive Stars | G. Meynet (Switzerland) |
3. THE THEORETICAL UNDERPINING
| Theoretical Basis for Convective Overshooting | V. Canuto (USA) |
| Hydrodynamical Simulations of Mixing | B. Freytag (Denmark) |
| Mixing in Magnetized Stellar Radiative Zones | P. Charbonneau (USA) |
| Mixing in the Solar Tachocline | S. Brun (USA) |
| 4. GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CONCLUDING REMARKS | J.-P. Zahn (France) |
JD6: APPLIED HISTORICAL ASTRONOMY
| Organizing Commission: | 41 | History of Astronomy |
| Participating Divisions: | I | Fundamental Astronomy |
| II | Sun & Heliosphere | |
| III | Planetary Systems Sciences | |
| Participating Commissions | 4 | Ephemerides |
| 19 | Rotation of the Earth | |
| 20 | Position & Motions of Minor Planets, Comets & Satellites |
SOC: S. Ansari (India), S. Débarbat (France), S. Dick
(USA), O. Gingerich (USA), M. Hoskin (UK), Nha Il-Seong (South Korea),
W. Orchiston (New Zealand), M. Standish (USA), F.R. Stephenson (UK, Chair),
W.T. Sullivan (USA) & D. Yeomans (USA)
Editors of Proceedings: F.R. Stephenson & S.J. Dick
Contact address: F.R. Stephenson, Dept of Physics, University of Durham, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
| Friday, August 11, morning | Chair: S.J. Dick(USA) |
| 9:00 | Overview | R. Stephenson (UK) |
| 9:20 | Babylonian observations | C. Walker (UK) |
| 9:40 | East Asian observations | R. Stephenson (UK) |
| 10:00 | Arab observations | L. Fatoohi (UK) |
| 10:20 | Discussion | |
| 11:00 | European observations | M. Hoskin (UK) |
| 11:20 | Southern Hemisphere Observations | W. Orchiston (New Zealand) |
| 11:40 | Practical astronomy in Indo-Persian sources | S.M.R. Ansari (India) |
| 12:00 | Early observations and modern ephemerides | M. Standish (USA) |
| 12:20 | Discussion |
| Friday, August 11, afternoon | Chair: F. R. Stephenson (UK) |
| 14:00 | Ancient eclipses and Earth's rotation | L. Morrison (UK) |
| 14:20 | Earth orientation since AD 1600 | D. McCarthy (USA) |
| 14:40 | Ancient Chinese observations and modern cometary models | D. Yeomans (USA) |
| 15:00 | Historical variability of the interplanetary complex | M. Bailey (UK) |
| 15:20 | Discussion | |
| 16:00 | Frequency of ancient cometary meteoroid observations | D. Hughes (UK) |
| 16:20 | Early telescopic sunspot records | K. Schatten (USA) |
| 16:40 | The historical record of aurorae | D. Willis (UK) |
| 17:00 | Historical supernovae and their remnants | D. Green (UK) |
| 17:20 | Discussion |
JD7: THE SUN AND SPACE WEATHER
| Organizing Division: | II | Sun & Heliosphere |
| Participating Division: | XI | Space & High Energy Astrophysics |
| Participating Commissions: | 10 | Solar Activity |
| 12 | Solar Radiation & Structure | |
| 49 | The Interplanetary Plasma & the Heliosphere |
SOC: G. Ai (China, Chair), A. Benz (Switzerland), O. Engvold
(Norway), C. Fang (China, Beijing), P. Foukal (USA, Co-Chair), M.
Huber (ESA), M. Kundu (USA), E. Priest (UK), T. Sakurai (Japan), B. Schmieder
(France) & F. Verheest (Belgium, Co-Chair)
Editors of Proceedings: O. Engvold (Chief Editor), H.N.
Wang & Y. Yan
Contact address: Ai Guo-Xiang, Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Datun Rd # 20A, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China
Friday, August 11, afternoon
| 1. SOLAR SURFACE MAGNETISM AND ACTIVITY | Chair: T. Sakurai (Japan) |
| Highlights of TRACE Observation | A. M. Title (USA) |
| The Driving Layer of Solar Activity | J.-X. Wang (China) |
| 2. MAGNETIC EJECTION | Chair: C. Fang (China) |
| Observation and Theory of X-ray Jets | K. Shibata (Japan) |
| Reconnection Theory in Solar Physics | E. R. Priest (UK) |
Saturday, August 12, morning
| 3a. DYNAMICAL RESPONSE OF THE CORONA AND THE HELIOSPHERE | Chair: O. Engvold (Norway) |
| Coronal Radio Observations | M. Kundu (USA) |
| Solar Eruptions--the effects on the Earth's environment | P. Brekke(Norway) |
| 3b. DYNAMICAL RESPONSE OF THE CORONA AND THE HELIOSPHERE | Chair: B. Schmieder (France) |
| Space Weather | V. Pizzo (USA) |
| Open Discussion | All Participants |
JD8: OXYGEN ABUNDANCES IN OLD STARS AND IMPLICATIONS
TO NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND COSMOLOGY
| Organizing Commissions: | 29 | Stellar Spectra |
| 14 | Atomic & Molecular Data | |
| Coordinating Division: | IV | Stars |
| Participating Division: | VIII | Galaxies & the Universe |
| Participating Commissions: | 35 | Stellar Constitution |
| 36 | Theory of Stellar Atmospheres | |
| 47 | Cosmology |
SOC: B. Barbuy (Brazil, Chair), M. Bessell (Australia), F. Rostas (France), F. Matteucci (Italy), K. Nomoto (Japan), P. Nissen (Denmark), R. Peterson (USA), C. Sneden (USA), F. Spite (France) & D. VandenBerg (Canada)
Editors of Proceedings: B. Barbuy (Chief Editor), P. Nissen, R. Peterson & F. Spite
Contact Address: B. Barbuy, Univ. de São Paulo, CP3386, São Paulo 01060-970, Brazil
| Problems of Obtaining Definitive Oxygen Abundances in Metal-Poor Stars | R. Kraft (USA) |
| Oxygen Abundances: New Results from [OI] Lines | C. Sneden (USA) |
| Oxygen Abundances from permitted vs. forbidden lines | TBA |
| Oxygen Abundances derived from UV OH lines | M. Bessell (Australia) |
| Oxygen Abundances derived from IR OH lines | TBA |
| Analysis of Oxygen Lines: Effects of Temperature Inhomogeneities | R. Cayrel (France) |
Monday, August 14, afternoon
| The Status of Oxygen Abundances in Metal-Poor Stars | R. Peterson (USA) |
| Model Atmospheres and formation of oxygen lines | B. Gustafsson (Sweden) |
| Oxygen Line Formation in 3D, Time-Dependent, Inhomogeneous Model Atmospheres | M. Asplund (Sweden) |
| NLTE Effects on Oxygen Lines | D. Kiselman (Sweden) |
| Chemical Evolution at Early Times and Oxygen Abundances | F. Matteucci (Italy) |
| The Impact of Varying [O/Fe] on the Morphology of C-M Diagrams and the Ages of Globular Clusters and Field Population II Stars | D. VandenBerg (Canada) |
| Nucleosynthesis Predictions on Oxygen Abundances | K. Nomoto (Japan) |
| LiBeB Enrichment in the Early Galaxy vs. Oxygen Abundances | TBA |
| Summary | D. Lambert (USA) |
JD9: COLD GAS AND DUST AT HIGH REDSHIFT
| Organizing Division: | X | Radio Astronomy/Commission 40 |
| Participating Division | VIII | Galaxies & the Universe |
SOC: M. Dickinson (USA), R. Ivision (UK), R. Kawabe (Japan), K. Menten (Germany), N. Scovil (USA), T. Wiklund (Sweden) & D. Wilner (USA, Chair)
Editor of Proceedings: D. Wilner
Contact address: D. Wilner, Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
The first detections of cosmologically distant objects are taking place
through dust continuum emission, in molecular lines, and in atomic lines,
both in emission and absorption. This Joint Discussion will assess the
impact of these early observations in the context of our picture of cosmic
evolution. The discussion will help set the stage for advances expected
from new international observational facilities now planned or under construction.
Monday, August 14, morning
| - Origin of Dust and Chemical Evolution | |
| - Molecular Gas in Emission and Absorption at High Resdhift | |
| - Submillimeter Surveys and Dust Content at High Redshift |
Monday, August 14, afternoon
| - Atomic Gas at High Redshift | |
| - Galaxy Evolution: the Optical/IR Perspective | |
| - Lessons from the Low Redshift Universe | |
| - Instrumental Developments and Future Prospects |
JD10: CLUSTER MERGERS AND THEIR CONNECTION TO RADIO SOURCES
| Organizing Division: | X | Radio Astronomy |
| Participating Divisions: | VIII | Galaxies & the Universe |
| XI | Space & High Energy Astrophysics |
SOC: M. Arnaud (France), H. Böhringer (Germany), J. Eilek (USA), L. Feretti (Italy, Chair), G. Giovannini (Italy), D. Harris (USA), R.W. Hunstead (Australia), S. Maurogordato (France) & K. Roettiger (USA)
Editors of Proceedings: L. Feretti
Contact address: L. Feretti, Istituto di Radioastronomia, Via Gobetti 101, I 40129 Bologna, Italy
Because of the time limitation, some important topics could not be included. To broaden the scope of the JD, there will be a poster session connected to it. A poster review could be included in the oral session.
Monday, August 14, morning
| Optical Observations | TBA |
| X-ray Cluster mergers | D. Buote (UK) |
| New results with CHANDRA | W. Forman (USA) |
| New results with XMM | M. Arnaud (France) |
| Optical-Xray analysis | S. Maurogordato (France) |
| Simulation of merging clusters of galaxies | S. Schindler (UK) |
| Cluster formation and evolution | TBA |
Monday, August 14, afternoon
| Statistical studies of cluster radio sources | M. Ledlow (USA) |
| Radio sources and their environment | F. Owen (USA) |
| Diffuse radio sources in cluster | R. Hunstead (Australia) |
| Radio halos in merging clusters | G. Giovannini (Italy) |
| Large scale magnetic fields | J. Eilek (USA) |
| Numerical simulations of radio halo/relics in merging clusters | K. Röttiger(USA) |
| Particle diffusion in clusters | T. Ensslin (Germany) |
JD11: FIRST RESULTS FROM THE FUSE MISSION
| Organizing Division: | VI | Interstellar Matter |
| Participating Division: | XI | Space & High Energy Astrophysics |
SOC: K. DeBoer (Germany), M. Dopita (Australia), J. Hutchings (Canada), E.B. Jenkins (USA), H.W. Moos (USA), B.D. Savage (USA), G. Sonneborn (USA, Chair), A. Vidal-Madjar (France) & A. Willis (USA)
Editors of Proceedings: G. Sonneborn (Chief Editor) & H.W. Moos
Contact address: G. Sonneborn, Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, Code 681, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD 20771, USA
FUSE Web sites: http://fuse.pha.jhu.eduand
http://fusewww.gsfc.nasa.gov/fuse/
Monday, August 14, morning
| 9:00 | FUSE mission overview and status | G. Sonneborn (USA) |
| 9:30 | Deuterium studies in the Milky Way | W. Moos (USA) |
| 10:00 | Neutral envelopes of planetary nebulae | R. Ferlet (France) |
| 11:00 | Hot gas in the Magellanic Clouds | D. York (USA) |
| 11:30 | The Scutum supershell | B. Savage (USA) |
| 12:00 | Molecular hydrogen and molecular clouds | T. Snow (USA) |
August 14, afternoon
| 14:00 | The halo sightline toward Mrk 509 | K. Sembach (USA) |
| 14:30 | Far UV energy distributions of QSOs | A. Koratkar (USA) |
| 15:00 | FUV spectroscopy of AGNs | G. Kriss (USA) |
| 16:00 | FUSE observations of BY Cam | M. Mouchet (France) |
| 16:30 | FUV spectra massive hot stars | J. Hutchings (Canada) |
| 17:00 | FUSE observations of stellar coronae and late-type stars | A. Dupree (USA) |
JD12: HIGHLIGHTS OF PLANETARY EXPLORATION FROM SPACE AND FROM EARTH
| Organizing Commission: | 16 | Physical Study of Planets & Satellites |
| Coordinating Division: | III | Planetary Systems Sciences |
SOC: A. Albee (USA), M. Belton (USA), B. Bezard (France, Chair),
A. Coradini (Italy), C. de Bergh (France), T. Johnson (USA), M. Marov (Russia),
K. Noll (USA), T. Owen (USA), J. Spencer, (USA, Chair), N. Thomas
(Germany) & R. Zurek (USA)
Editors of Proceedings: B. Bezard (Chief Editor) &
J. Spencer
Contact address: B. Bezard, Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, F 92195 Meudon, France
Tuesday, August 15, full day & Wednesday, August 16, morning
| Dynamics of Jupiter's atmosphere from Galileo SSI |
| Cloud structure of Jupiter's atmosphere from Galileo measurements |
| Composition of Jupiter's atmosphere from Galileo measurements |
| Recent results on the Jovian aurorae |
| Oxygen compounds in the upper atmospheres of the Jovian planets |
2. NEPTUNE'S ATMOSPHERE
| HST observations of Neptune |
| Ground-based adaptive optics observations of Neptune |
3. RINGS
| Recent observations of planetary rings |
| 4. JUPITER'S SATELLITES | Coordinator: T. Johnson |
| NIMS/Galileo observations of Io's surface |
| Ground-based, HST, and Galileo observations of Io's volcanoes |
| HST observations of the Galilean satellites |
| Geology of Europa's surface from Galileo GEM |
| Composition of Europa's surface from NIMS and SSI Galileo measurements |
| Galileo observations of Ganymede and Callisto |
5. TITAN
| The surface of Titan from HST observations |
| The surface of Titan from adaptive optics observations |
| The atmosphere of Titan (clouds and composition): New results |
6. PLUTO
| Pluto's atmosphere from stellar occultations and spectroscopic measurements |
| Pluto's surface from ISO, HST and ground-based observations |
| 7. MARS | Coordinators: A. Albee & R. Zurek |
| Mars Global Surveyor: Overview and status |
| Surface of Mars from MGS/MOC |
| Topography of Mars from MGS/MOLA |
| Thermal structure/circulation of Mars' atmosphere from MGS/TES |
| Surface composition/atmospheric dust from MGS/TES |
| Mars Surveyor '98, overview and status |
| Mars Polar Lander: Results from the Landed Mission |
| Mars Climate Orbiter: Results from the Early Mapping Mission |
| Future exploration of Mars |
JD13: HIPPARCOS AND THE LUMINOSITY CALIBRATION OF THE NEARER STARS
| Organizing Division: | IV | Stars |
| Participating Divisions: | I | Fundamental Astronomy |
| V | Variable Stars | |
| VII | Galactic System | |
| Participating Commissions: | 8 | Positional Astronomy |
| 24 | Photographic Astrometry | |
| 26 | Double & Multiple Stars | |
| 27 | Variable Stars | |
| 29 | Stellar Spectra | |
| 35 | Stellar Constitution | |
| 37 | Star Clusters & Associations | |
| 45 | Stellar Classification |
SOC: B. Barbuy (Brazil), T. Bedding (Australia), C. Corbally (USA), A. Gomez (France), J. Kovalevsky (France), J.-C. Mermilliod (Switzerland, Chair), D. Soderblom (USA), D. VandenBerg (Canada) & F. van Leeuwen (UK)
Editors of Proceedings: T. Lloyd Evans
Contact address: T. Lloyd Evans, South African Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 9, Observatory 7935, South Africa
| Hipparcos data validation | F. van Leeuwen (UK) |
| Validation of statistical methods | F. Arenou (France) |
| Associations and open clusters | T. de Zeeuw (Netherlands) |
| Theoretical point of view | Y. Lebreton* (France) |
2. LUMINOSITY CALIBRATION FROM SPECTROSCOPIC CLASSIFICATION (30 min/talk)
| Hipparcos and the MK standards | R. Garrison (Canada) |
| High resolution spectroscopy | A. Boesgaard* (USA) |
| Discussion of results presented on posters (moderated) |
Tuesday, August 15, afternoon
| Hipparcos and calibrations of photometric systems | M. Grenon (Switzerland) |
| The luminosity calibration of the uvby-
photometry |
C. Jordi* (Spain) |
| Discussion of results presented on posters (moderated) |
4. APPLICATIONS (20 min/talk)
| Clump red giants as cosmic distance indicators | K.Z. Stanek* (Poland) |
| Theoretical expectations for clump red giants as cosmic distance indicators | L. Girardi (Italy) |
| Hipparcos luminosities and asteroseismology | T. Bedding (Australia) |
| Discussion of results presented on posters (moderated) |
Oral talks are planned that will concentrate on methods and problems,
and ample time will be provided for discussion of results presented on
posters in each session.
* Speaker subject to confirmation
JD14: THE ORIGINS OF GALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS
| Organizing Division: | VI | Interstellar Matter |
| Participating Divisions: | VII | Galactic System |
| X | Radio Astronomy | |
| Participating Commission: | 28 | Galaxies |
SOC: R. Beck (Germany), D. Elstner (Germany), G. Field (USA),
C. Heiles (USA), Ph.P. Kronberg (Canada), R. Kulsrud (USA), D. Moss (UK),
A. Shukurov (UK, Chair), D.D. Sokoloff (Russia) & K. Subramanian
(India)
Editors of Proceedings: D. Moss (Chief Editor), R. Beck
& A. Shukurov
Contact address: D. Moss, Department of Mathematics, Mathematics Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Tuesday August 16, morning
| 9:00 | Review | P.P. Kronberg (Canada) |
| 9:25 | Magnetic fields in the early Universe | M. Rees (UK) |
| 9:40 | Magnetic fields in young galaxies | TBA |
| 9:55 | Intergalactic magnetic fields and structure formation | J. Stone (USA) |
| 10:10 | Summary and Discussion | Reviewer/Moderator: H. Lesch (Germany) |
2. OBSERVATIONS OF GALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS
| 11:00 | Review | R. Beck (Germany) |
| 11:20 | Observations of interstellar MHD turbulence | C. Heiles (USA) |
| 11:35 | Magnetic fields in elliptical galaxies | TBA |
| 11:50 | Magnetic fields in irregular galaxies | M. Urbanik (Poland) |
| 12:00 | Magnetic fields in the Milky Way | TBA |
| 12:15 | Summary and Discussion | Reviewer/Moderator: E.M. Berkhuijsen (Germany) |
Tuesday August 16, afternoon
| 14:00 | Galactic dynamos | A. Shukurov (UK) |
| 14:15 | Numerical models of galactic dynamos | D. Elstner (Germany) |
| 14:30 | Magnetic fields, spiral arms and resonances: theory | D. Moss (UK) |
| 14:45 | Spiral arms and interstellar hydrodynamics: observations | TBA |
| 15:00 | Models of interstellar turbulence | TBA |
| 15:15 | Summary and Discussion | Reviewer/Moderator: TBA |
4. TURBULENT MAGNETIC FIELDS, TURBULENT DIFFUSION AND DIFFICULTIES OF DYNAMO THEORY
| 16:00 | Turbulent magnetic diffusion - I. | TBA |
| 16:15 | Saturation of mean-field dynamos | G. Field (USA) or E. Blackman (USA) |
| 16:30 | The fluctuation dynamo | K. Subramanian (India) |
| 16:45 | Turbulent magnetic diffusion - II. | TBA |
| 17:00 | Numerical simulations of turbulent dynamos | A. Brandenburg (UK) |
| 17:15 | Summary and Discussion | Reviewer/Moderator: D.D. Sokoloff (Russia) |
SPS: ASTRONOMY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
| Organizing Working Group: | Working Group for the Worldwide Development of Astronomy |
| Participating Commissions: | 5 | Documentation & Astronomical Data |
| 38 | Exchange of Astronomers | |
| 46 | Teaching of Astronomy |
SOC: A.H. Batten (Canada, Chair), O. Dluzhnevskaya (Russia),
J. Fierro (Mexico), J.B. Hearnshaw (New Zealand), R. Kochhar (India), Y.
Kozai (Japan), Li QiBin (China), P. Martinez (South Africa), D. McNally
(UK), L.I. Onuora (UK/Nigeria) & M.C. Pineda de Carias (Honduras)
Contact Address: A.H. Batten, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics,
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071, W. Saanich Rd, Victoria, BC,
Canada, V8X 4M6
Monday, August 14, morning
| Astronomy for Developing Countries | A.H. Batten (Canada) |
| Research in Developing Countries: Critical Factors for a Successful Astronomical Research Programme | J. B. Hearnshaw (New Zealand) |
ASTRONOMY EDUCATION: THE SITUATION
| Astronomy in Zambia | G. Munyeme (Zambia) |
| The Central American Master's Programme | M.C. Pineda de Carias (Honduras) |
| TAD in Vietnam | D.G. Wentzel (USA) |
ASTRONOMY EDUCATION: WHAT CAN WE DO?
| What should an Astronomy Education and Awareness | M. Othman (Malaysia) |
| Programme aim for in a Country without a Scientific Tradition? | |
| The Role of Distance Learning in Developing Countries | B.W. Jones (UK) |
| Teaching Astronomy by TV | J. Fierro (Mexico) |
Monday, August 14, afternoon
| Courses for Astronomy Degrees | D. McNally (UK) |
| University Education in China | Chang Feng (China) |
| Initiatives in Astronomy Education in South Africa | C. Rijsdijk (South Africa) |
| Vatican Observatory Summer Schools | C. Corbally S.J. (Vatican) |
ASTRONOMY RESEARCH: THE SITUATION
| Astronomical Research in China | Weng JinXian (China, Beijing) |
| Revitalizing Astronomy in The Philippines | C. Celebre (The Philippines) |
| The Egyptian 1.8m Telescope | A.M. Osman (Egypt) |
| Work at Bosscha Observatory | M. Roharto (Indonesia) |
Tuesday, August 15, morning
| Astronomy in Algeria | TBA |
| Astronomy in Venezuela | P. Rosenzweig (Venezuela) |
ASTRONOMY RESEARCH: WHAT CAN WE DO?
| What Can be Done With Small Telescopes? | B. Soonthornthum (Thailand) |
| Simple Radio Astronomy Equipment | N. Q. Rieu (France/Vietnam) |
| Choice of Small Telescopes | D. Crawford (USA) |
| Do Astronomers in Developing Countries Need Telescopes? | M. Snowden (Sri Lanka) |
| Security of Equipment | L. Onuora (UK/Nigeria) |
| China's LAMOST Project | Chu Yuquan (China) |
Tuesday, August 15, afternoon
| The Role of Catalogues in Modern Theory and Observation | O. Malkov & A. Tutukov (Russia) |
| Can Data Archives be Made Available to Astronomers in Developing Countries? | G. Helou (USA) and K. Ratnatunga (USA/Sri Lanka) |
| Electronic Access to Journals | H.A. Abt (USA) |
| Does Electronic Access work for Developing Countries? | K. Chamcham (Morocco) |
| Third-World Networking | J.V. Narlikar (India) |
| Mediterranean Collaboration | F. Ferrini (Italy) |
Wednesday August 16 morning
| African Collaboration: Potentials of SALT | P. Martinez (South Africa) |
| Libraries in Developing Countries | P.D. Hingley (UK) |
| Preservation of Library Collections | E. Lastovica (South Africa) |
| PANEL DISCUSSION | Moderator: R. Kochhar (India) |
Problems as Astronomers in Developing Countries see them.
The members of the panel are still to be selected. Advance questions
in writing are welcome and may be submitted to the Chairman of the SOC
at the address given above.
INFORMATION ON SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
SELECTION OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS
Selection of oral and poster presentations will be made by the Scientific Organizing Committees (SOCs) of the Symposia and Joint Discussions on the basis of abstracts received by February 15, 2000 (see contact addresses in this Bulletin). Abstracts of all accepted contributions (oral and posters) will be printed in the Abstract Book. However, to manage resources efficiently, poster space will only be allocated and the abstract printed in the Abstract Book and made available on the WWW if the first author of the paper has also registered and paid the registration fee no later than June 15, 2000.
FACILITIES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Overhead and slide projectors will be available in all the rooms used for scientific sessions. Microphones will be available in the larger lecture halls. Video presentations can be made available in the larger lecture halls, but require booking in advance.
POSTERS
Two rooms adjacent to the lecture halls have been reserved for posters accepted by the SOC of the GA Symposia, JDs and the Special Session. It is expected that 200 poster spaces in format of approx. 90 cm x 90 cm will be available for each Symposium, and 50 for each Joint Discussion. Posters at the Symposia may have to be changed halfway through. Each poster will be assigned a reference number indicating the poster board and display room.
VIDEO POSTER PRESENTATIONS
A number of video monitors will be available for lecture and poster presentations. They will be provided in the main lecture theatres and the poster rooms. Authors wanting to use them should add the line, "Video presentation planned" and their e-mail address at the end of the abstract. Only videos on normal-sized VHS (not S-VHS) cassettes recorded to PAL standard can be displayed.
PREPARATION & PUBLICATION OF ABSTRACTS
An Abstract Book containing the abstracts of all oral contributions and posters accepted for the GA Symposia, Joint Discussions, and Special Session, and containing a floor plan of the poster areas, will be distributed to participants upon arrival and registration at the General Assembly. Abstracts will also be made available on the WWW.
Abstracts must include the title, author name(s), institute(s), e-mail
address(es) and the main text. In order to keep the Abstract Book to a
manageable size, each abstract must be shorter than 160 words; each page
will contain 6 abstracts. The text of an Abstract should be sent by e-mail
to the Chairperson of the SOC for the relevant Symposium, Joint
Discussion or Special Session as two files in the following formats:
A LaTeX file for inclusion in the Abstract book, and a plain ASCII file
for display on the WWW. The actual format required and a template will
be available on the WEM site: www.iau-ga2000.org
from January 15, 2000. The LOC will send instructions to SOC chairpersons
via the General Secretary on the production of camera-ready copy.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
CONFERENCE ORGANIZER
The Local Organizing Committee has appointed World Event Management
Ltd. (WEM) as the Conference Organiser. Thus, WEM will handle GA registrations
as well as accommodation, lunch and tour reservations. WEM is also a fully
licensed operator of group and business travel and holds IATA and ATOL
bonds, which allows them to also arrange and issue air, train, and ferry
tickets and all other travel documents. You may contact them at the following
address:
| World Event Management (IAU GA 24) | |
| Network House | Telephone: +44 1274 854116 |
| West 26 | Fax: +44 1274 854110 |
| Cleckheaton | E-mail: enquiries@iau-ga2000.org |
| West Yorkshire BD19 4TT, UK |
BEFORE YOU GET TO MANCHESTER
PARTICIPATION
Attendance at the XXIVth General Assembly is, in principle, by invitation of the President. See p. 5 for details on how to obtain an invitation. In addition, each participant, whether IAU Member or Invited Participant, may register one adult and one or more dependent children as Registered Guest(s). Guests may not attend the scientific meetings (except for the Invited Discourses), but otherwise have the same privileges as participants.
HOW TO REGISTER?
Participants should complete the Registration & Proceedings Pre-Order
Form attached in this bulletin and return it to World Event Management
no later than Friday July 14, 2000. Note that a reduced rate
is applied for early registrations, before May 1, 2000. Registrations
can be made by regular mail, facsimile, and e-mail and
through our web site, www.iau-ga2000.org.
After that date, advance registration will no longer be accepted. Late
registration will still be possible from August 5, 2000 at the Registration
Desk in the Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester. Registrations
by telephone are not accepted.
| Fees (All in £): | Registration received before May 1, 2000 | May 1, 2000 or later |
| IAU Member/Invited Participant | 195 | 240 |
| Registered Guest(s) (Above age 11) | 70 | 70 |
Registration should be accompanied by a payment covering the registration fee. No registration will be confirmed until this payment has been received(See Payment Possibilities, below).
Confirmation
Registrations will be confirmed via E-Mail/facsimile/mail by the WEM
office within two weeks after receipt of the Registration & Proceedings
Pre-Order Form and payment. If no confirmation has arrived four weeks
after your sending the payment, please contact WEM.
Cancellation & Refunds Policy
100% payment of the fee at the time of registration is requested. In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be given up to May 1, 2000 less a £25 administration charge. Between May 1, and July 21, 2000 a 50 % refund will be given less the administration charge of £25. After this date no refund will be made. Guest fees will be refunded in full.
PAYMENT POSSIBILITES
All payments must be made in Pounds Sterling. Payments should be in one of the following forms (in the case of E-Mail/WWW registration, only credit cards may be used):
Registration and subsequent services will only be effective when accompanied with a copy of the bank transfer,
A limited number of travel grants will be available for participants who cannot obtain necessary travel funds from national sources, but wish to contribute actively to one of the Symposia, Joint Discussions or the Special Session, or in the meetings of the Divisions, Commissions, and Working Groups. Prospective participants primarily interested in a Symposium should send their IAU Grant Application Form to the corresponding Scientific Organizing Committee (See contact address under the Individual Scientific Programmes in this bulletin). All others should send their grant application to the IAU General Secretary. The deadline for all grant applications is Tuesday February 15, 2000.
TRAVELLING TO MANCHESTER
By air (Inquiries, Manchester Airport: +44 161 489 3000)
Manchester is the busiest airport in the North of England and has recently opened its second runway and third terminal. The airport is approximately 10 miles from the city centre and connected by a convenient train service to the city. Trains run approximately every ten minutes, and the journey takes twenty-five minutes. Approximate return cost is £5.
By sea
Ferries travel daily into Hull on the East Coast of England from mainland Europe and Scandinavia. Hull is 100 miles from Manchester and is on a direct rail route.
By train (National Enquiries: +44 345 484950)
Trains in the UK run regularly and usually efficiently, and Manchester is well connected to all parts of the UK. From London Euston, trains run every hour into Manchester Piccadilly. The average cost per ticket varies between £50-£130 depending on travel class. Tickets are more expensive during the peak times 06:00-09:30 and 16:00-18:00 Monday-Thursday and all day on Friday; Saturday and Sunday are the most economical days to travel. WEM can supply train tickets for travel in the UK (please complete the Travel Booking Request Form).
ACCOMMODATION RESERVATIONS
Accommodation has been reserved for General Assembly participants in
The University of Manchester's Halls of Residence or in a variety of local
hotels. Booking will be available on-line via e-mail or using the Accommodation
Reservation & Tour Reservation Form provided here. More details
on the Hotels and the Residence Halls may be found on the Web site: www.iau-ga2000.org.
The range code which is listed in the tables of University Halls of Residence
and of Hotels corresponds to the following prices:
| Range 1 | Range 2 | Range 3 | Range 4 | Range 5 |
| < £50 | £50-£65 | £65-£75 | £75-£100 | £100-£160 |
The ID code in the last column of the same tables corresponds for the hotels in the city centre to their location on the enclosed map. For hotels not on the map, the distance indicated is relative to the main campus of the University. The ID code is also used for making accommodation reservations. Please note that discounted rates have been negotiated for GA participants. To obtain these, all accommodation should be booked through World Event Management.
Halls of Residence
A large number of low-cost rooms have been reserved in The University
of Manchester's Halls of Residence. These are student accommodations with
single occupancy (no child care available). They range from modern units
(Richmond Park and Sheavyn House) with en-suite facilities (private toilet
and shower) to more classical settings with shared bathroom facilities.
Buses run every few minutes from early morning to midnight between the
Residence Halls, the University, and the city centre (vouchers on sale
at the Travel Desk). To secure your reservation a 100% deposit
of your total room allocation is required by Monday July 3,
2000. Your deposit will act as a guarantee of your reservation
and is non-returnable upon booking accommodation.
| Single Room/ | ||||
| (Prices in £)* | Range | Single Occupancy | Location | ID Code |
| Owens Park (standard) | 1 | 22 | 2.5km S | Q |
| Allen Hall (standard) | 1 | 22 | 2.5km S | R |
| Woolton Hall (standard) | 1 | 22 | 2.5km S | S |
| Ashburne Hall (standard) | 1 | 22 | 2.5km S | T |
| Sheavyn House (en-suite) | 1 | 34 | 2.5km S | U |
| Richmond Park (en-suite) | 1 | 34 | 2.5km S | V |
* Breakfast included (No VAT for Halls of Residence)
50% refund less a £5 administration charge for cancellation before May 3, 2000; 25% refund less a £5 administration charge for cancellation between May 3, 2000 and Monday July 3, 2000; no refund after Monday July 3, 2000
Hotels
The hotels listed below have been selected on the basis of their distance from the University and Bridgewater Hall, and on their price. When filling the Accommodation & Tour Reservation Form, please indicate the required price range of accommodation and name of your chosen hotel. Every attempt will be made to meet your choice, but due to the large numbers of attendees anticipated, it is recommended that you name a second choice range and hotel. Rooms will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
To secure your reservation a 50% deposit of your total
room allocation must be received by World Event Management (IAU GA 24)
by July 3, 2000.
| Single Room/ | Double Room/ | ||||
| (Prices in £)* | Range | Single Occupancy | Double Occupancy | Location | ID Code |
| Renaissance | 3 | 65 | 75 | City Centre | A |
| Britannia Sachas | 4 | 50 | 60 | City Centre | B |
| Gardens Piccadilly | 3 | 65 | 80 | City Centre | C |
| Portland Thistle | 5 | 135 | 153 | City Centre | D |
| Jarvis Piccadilly | 5 | 100 | 120 | City Centre | E |
| Britannia | 4 | 55 | 60 | City Centre | F |
| Midland Crowne Plaza | 5 | 105 | 105 | City Centre | G |
| The Princess | 2 | 60 | 67.50 | City Centre | H |
| Jury's Inn | 3 | 66 | 73 | City Centre | I |
| The Palace | 4 | 85 | 95 | City Centre | J |
| Meridien Victoria | 5 | 140 | 150 | City Centre | K |
| The Copthorne | 4 | 75 | 95 | 3.5km W | L |
| Quality Hotel | 3 | 65 | 80 | 3.5km W | M |
| The Avant | 3 | 65 | 80 | 10km NE | N |
| The Novotel | 3 | 60 | 70 | 14km W | O |
| Comfort Friendly | 1 | 40 | 50 | 2.5km E | P |
* Standard hotel breakfast included - VAT at the current rate of 17.5% included
Full refund less an administration charge of £25 per room reservation for cancellation before July 3, 2000; no refund after Monday July 3, 2000
As no child care facilities are available at the General Assembly venues, please inquire at your hotel for assistance.
CLOSING DINNER
The Closing Dinner will be held in a city centre hotel after the closing ceremony of the General Assembly on Wednesday August 16. The cost will be £30 and full payment is required. Please tick the section on the Closing Dinner & Meal Voucher Order Form to reserve a seat for this dinner. Places are limited and therefore will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
Full refund for cancellation before July 3, 2000; no refund after Monday July 3, 2000
MEAL ARRANGEMENTS
The most convenient venue for daytime meals is the University of Manchester Refectory, located next to the Whitworth Hall on Oxford Road. It will be open Monday 7th - Friday 18th August for Lunch (12:00-15:00) and for Dinner (17:30-20:00). There are also numerous restaurants within walking distance of the GA events.
In addition to the evening meal service, the Refectory will operate a bar between 17:30 - 23:00. It can also offer function rooms or private dining rooms for receptions or dinners.
Meal vouchers can be purchased in advance through the Closing Dinner
& Meal Voucher Order Form and also on site at the Registration
Desk (but not at the Refectory itself). It will be advantageous
to purchase the meal vouchers in advance, as this will prevent queues at
the registration desk and reduce the cost of your meals for the duration
of your stay at the General Assembly. The more vouchers purchased, the
less expensive the meals. Full payment is requested for Meal
Vouchers orders (See Payment Possibilities). Pre-paid lunch and
dinner vouchers will be delivered with the registration packs.
| Prices are as follows: | sandwiches | £5 meals | £7 meals |
| Package of 3 vouchers | £7.50 | £15.00 | £21.00 |
| Package of 7 vouchers | £15.50 | £31.50 | £44.00 |
| Package of 10 vouchers | £22.00 | £44.00 | £62.50 |
A sandwich voucher will include a sandwich, a piece of fruit and a beverage.
A £5 voucher will cover a main course, dessert and beverage and will be self-service. The food will be served in the food-court in the University Refectory. A good choice of dishes will be available, and vegetarian requirements will be catered for.
A £7 voucher will cover a main course, dessert/cheese and beverage. This voucher will provide dining in a separate room and includes table service.
Full refund for cancellation before July 3, 2000; no refund after Monday July 3, 2000
EXHIBITION
Exhibition areas are provided in the Whitworth Hall and the Royal Northern
College of Music. If you are interested in displaying an exhibit, please
contact WEM as early as possible.
AFTER YOU ARRIVE IN MANCHESTER
VENUE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The venue for most of the scientific meetings of the General Assembly will be the recently renovated Roscoe A Lecture Theatre and the new Crawford House Lecture Theatre in The University of Manchester and the nearby concert halls of the Royal Northern College of Music. In addition, the science departments on campus offer a virtually unlimited supply of larger and smaller lecture halls and meeting rooms suitable for Joint Discussions as well as meetings of Divisions, Commissions and Working Groups. The formal sessions of the General Assembly and the Invited Discourses will take place in the recently opened Bridgewater Hall in the centre of Manchester.
REGISTRATION DESK & GENERAL INFORMATION
The registration desk will be located in the Whitworth Hall, in the centre of the campus of The University of Manchester on Oxford Road and will open from Saturday, August 5, (afternoon) to Friday, August 18 (all day). Throughout the General Assembly, the Registration and Information Desk will be open all day. All participants, including whose who already registered by mail, e-mail or WWW, must first report to the registration desk and collect their registration package containing the final program, badges, the Abstract Book, etc.
Important Note: Badges will be required for all General Assembly meetings and events and also for entering the Bridgewater Hall.
TRAVEL DESK
Further travel information about the tours will be available at the Travel Desk. Guided walking tours of central Manchester, the Bridgewater Hall, the canals and Manchester United Stadium can also be booked. WEM, the Conference Organizers, are a fully licenced travel operator and can arrange and issue travel tickets. They can also supply special rate tickets for the Manchester buses plying between the Halls of Residence, the University and the City Centre.
BANKING FACILITIES
All the major UK banks are to be found in Manchester, many with branches near the University. It will be possible to exchange travellers cheques at all major banks and travel bureau. Opening times are generally 09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday with limited Saturday opening. There are many cash machines from which currency may be drawn. Networks such as Cirrus are well supported. Nearly every store will accept credit cards for purchases of more than a few pounds (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, etc). Travellers cheques are not normally accepted in ordinary stores.
MAIL, PHONE, FACSIMILE & ELECTRONIC MAIL
Each participant will have his/her own labelled mail box in the Whitworth Hall. The postal address of participants during the XXIVth General Assembly will be:
Throughout the General Assembly, computers with access to the Internet and to e-mail will be available on the 3rd floor of the Schuster Building (Department of Physics and Astronomy).
PHOTOCOPIER
Photocopying machines will be available at the Whitworth Hall. There will be a charge for using this service.
DAILY NEWSPAPER
A newspaper of the General Assembly will be produced daily. It will carry articles of general interest to the astronomical community, reports on scientific and social programme for the days to come. The editors of the daily newspaper will be Drs. John Mason and Patrick Moore.
COFFEE & TEA BREAKS
Tea, coffee, and cold water will be served near the lecture halls.
CHILD CARE
No child care facilities are available at any of the General Assembly venues. Please inquire at your hotel for assistance if needed.
MEDICAL AID
First Aid will be available in the Whitworth Hall. Citizens of the EU can obtain free basic medical and hospital care if they are in possession of an E111 form. All visitors to the UK are reminded that it is advisable to purchase medical insurance in their home country. Both tetanus and polio vaccinations are recommended.
TRAVELLING WITHIN MANCHESTER
By tram and bus
The most efficient and reliable mode of transport within Manchester is by tram and bus. Tram tickets can be purchased from automatic tellers at the tram stops. Although there are no inspectors permanently on the trams, it is prohibited to board the trams without a ticket, and heavy fines are issued if you fail to produce a ticket on request. A bus service operates every few minutes from early morning until midnight between the University, the Residence Halls, and the city centre; vouchers will be available at the Travel Desk. Note that the G-Mex tram station is close to the Bridgewater Hall, the venue for the larger conference events.
By taxis
Taxis (black cabs) are readily available, as are also private hire cars. Telephone numbers of recommended companies will be available at your accommodation venue.
ELECTRICITY
Within the UK, electricity is 230 volt, 50 Hz. Most plugs are of the 3-pin, 13-amp UK variety. It is advisable to buy travel adapters before arriving in the UK.
WEATHER & CLOTHING
The weather in Manchester can be variable. Average temperatures will be in the range 20-25 degrees Celsius. Rain showers are possible, so it is advisable to bring light waterproof clothing and an umbrella. Light casual clothing will be suitable for daytime use. The evenings may get cooler, and a sweater, cardigan or jacket is recommended.
TOURS, VISITS AND EXCURSIONS
Tours for participants have been planned throughout the General Assembly as outlined below. If you want to go on any of the tours, the Accommodation Reservation & Tour Registration Form should be completed and sent with your registration to the Conference Organizer. All tours must be paid for, in full, to secure a place (See Payment Possibilities). Reservation will occur on a first come, first served basis. A 100% payment is required on booking. A 50% refund will be made up to Monday July 3, 2000 for any cancellations. After this date no refunds will be made. Tours are subject to cancellation in the event an insufficient number of participants show interest, when a full refund will be made.
The following summaries are deliberately brief. For more details on what is included in the indicated cost, visit the web site www.iau-ga2000.org.
HALF DAY TOURS
Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories & Jodrell Bank Science Centre (Ref. JDR)
The main centre for astronomical research at The University of Manchester is at Jodrell Bank, approximately 30km (20 miles) south of the University. The National Facility MERLIN is also based at Jodrell Bank. The adjoining Science Centre is one of the world's most visited. Free half day tours will be offered throughout the General Assembly. These will be of two kinds:
- For professional astronomers only, a guided tour of the scientific laboratories. If time permits, participants will be free to visit the public Science Centre.
- For registered guests, a visit to the Science Centre, including the planetarium, and the Tree Park.
The dates of these tours will be available at the Registration Desk,
where all registered persons may sign up for their preferred date. In order
to match the number of tours to the demand in a realistic manner, please
indicate on the form if you intend to make this visit.
Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield
Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire
Tatton Park - Mansion and Garden
Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, Cheshire